Beesley's Lark (Chersomanes beesleyi)

Other Names (World)
Beesley's Lark, Pygmy Spike-heeled Lark

Family
Alaudidae (Larks)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Benson, 1966

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry grassland and shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Northern Tanzania: area just north of Mt Meru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Voice
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Beesley's Lark (Chersomanes beesleyi) [XC510012]
by Peter Boesman from Engikaret Lark plains, Arusha, Tanzania (call)

Beesley's Lark (Chersomanes beesleyi) [XC746029]
by Peter Boesman from Engikaret Lark plains, Arusha, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Spike-heeled Lark (Chersomanes albofasciata) and usually considered conspecific, but genetically distinct, widely separated geographically, and exhibits a degree of sexual plumage dimorphism.

References
See References.

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